Serbian parliament endorses new cabinet

Serbia now has its first openly gay female prime minister, Ana Brnabic, whose new government was voted in 157-55 on Thursday, Reuters reports. Brnabic is not affiliated with any party, and she is unlikely to have any real leverage over her cabinet, which primarily...

Ousted Macedonian PM risks years behind bars

Macedonia’s special prosecutor has indicted former Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski in five separate cases, and the leader of the nationalist VMRO party is now facing up to 27 years in jail, Balkan Insight reports. The charges against Gruevski include election...

Russian senators threaten foreign media clampdown

A bill in the upper chamber of Russia’s parliament would force foreign media outlets broadcasting in Russian to register as foreign agents, opening them up to increased scrutiny and possible closure, The Moscow Times reports.   Read original...